Past perfect exercises

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Past perfect exercises 
1. Which word completes the sentence?
When I got home, the children had already ___ to bed.
went 
 gone 
 going 
2. Which word completes the sentence?
When I turned on the television, my favourite program _______.
 had finished nearly 
 has nearly finished 
 had nearly finished
3.   Which word completes the sentence?
We ___ been out long when it started to rain.
hadn’t 
 had 
 weren’t 
4. Which sentence has a similar meaning?
The film started. Then we arrived at the cinema.
 When we arrived at the cinema, the film had already started. 
 When we had arrived at the cinema, the film started. 
 When we had arrived at the cinema, the film had started. 
5. Which sentence has a similar meaning?
Someone stole my phone. Then I found my bag and the phone was not there.
 When I found my bag, I had noticed that someone stole my phone. 
 When I found my bag, I noticed that someone had stolen my phone. 
 When I found my bag, I had noticed that someone had stolen my phone. 
 
6. Complete the sentences below using the verbs in bold. In each case, choose the past simple or past perfect tense.
We finally arrived at the hotel. It ( )a long journey and we were very tired.
7. Complete the sentences below using the verbs in bold. In each case, choose the past simple or past perfect tense. (decide)
The council ( ) to put speed cameras along the road because there had been seven fatal accidents in the past year.
Exercise on Past Perfect Simple
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).
1- The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) had built.
2- He (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.
3- When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework.
4- My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .
5- The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before.
6- The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order).
7- I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before.
8- The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) from the tree.
9- (he / call) Angie before he went to see her in London?
10- She (not / ride) a horse before that day.